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Audi Quattro Graham Robson

Audi Quattro By Graham Robson

Audi Quattro by Graham Robson


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The Audi Quattro was the world's first successful four-wheel-drive rally car. It brought new standards to the sport, and inspired many others to copy it. This is the complete story.

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Audi Quattro Summary

Audi Quattro by Graham Robson

The Audi Quattro is a Rally Giant because it was the first to combine four-wheel-drive and a turbocharged engine - not the most sophisticated, but it was the first, and very successful. It was also the first to run with more than 300bhp. As it was re-homologated/transformed from Group 4 into Group B in 1983, it was also the first successful Group B car. The Quattro dominated rallying from the start of 1981 until late 1984 (when the Peugeot 205 T16 took over). Quattros won no fewer than 23 World rallies from 1981 to 1985, won the Makes Championship in 1982 and 1984, and drivers Hannu Mikkola (1983) and Stig Blomqvist (1984) also won the World Drivers' series in Quattros. The Quattro led the World and European rally scene in the first half of the 1980s.

Audi Quattro Reviews

Recently revised and reprinted (April 2017) this 128-page English language title in the popular Rally Giants series, published by Veloce, delves into the technology and history of Audi's successes in the Ur quattro... Featuring authoritative text and a large number of colour and monochrome pictures, for its modest size this book provides a very detailed account of what happened and when, and will make a most welcome present for anyone interest in the story of the rally quattros.- Audi Driver; The book delves into the first ideas for the Audi right through to its successes at World Rally. As well as the star drivers over the years and the second half of the book details its competition years. Another good book from the 'Rally Giants' series.- Track & Race Cars; ... Robson's compact and informative series or Veloce provides an ideal reference. - Speedscene.

About Graham Robson

Graham Robson possesses a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has been close to the sport of rallying for many years, as a competitor, team manager, organiser, reporter, commentator and observer; in more than forty years he has never lost touch with the sport. Not only has Graham competed in many British and European events, he's also reported on marathons in South America, and acted as a travelling controller in the legendary London-Mexico World Cup Rally. As a recognised authority on many aspects of classic cars and motoring of that period, he is the most prolific of all authors, with more than 130 published books to his credit. Over the years Graham has owned, driven, described and competed in many of the cars featured in the Rally Giants Series, and his insight to their merits is unmatched.

Table of Contents

IntroductionThe car and the teamInspirationThe Escort MkII's importance in rallyingThe Escort MkII's home groundFacing up to rival carsHomologation - meeting the rulesEngineering featuresMotorsport development and improvementsWas the the Escort MkII unique?Building and running the works carsPersonalities and star driversCompetition storyThe Escort MkII's careerPast its best? Which rivals took over?World/major European rally winsVictories in British international ralliesIndex

Additional information

CIN1787111105G
9781787111103
1787111105
Audi Quattro by Graham Robson
Used - Good
Paperback
Veloce Publishing Ltd
20170413
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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